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Larry Fink

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S&P Global Leadership Orbit

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51 candidates are running for Chicago’s first fully elected school board - Chicago Sun-Times

June 19, 2026·3 min read·noligarchy.us

Five candidates are running for the powerful president’s seat, but incumbents are running unopposed in two districts. The other 18 districts have competitive races with two or three contenders.

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Iran will invite UN atomic watchdog to inspect nuclear sites, Witkoff tells US lawmakers

June 19, 2026·3 min read·noligarchy.us

Ambassador to US: Israel committed to truce with Lebanon as long as Hezbollah doesn’t violate it * Top police rabbi reportedly tells local Haredi leaders that cops will ease up on arresting draft dodgers The post Iran...

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Vance tells Israel critics: Trump is your only ally — a political signal that reshapes leverage

June 19, 2026·3 min read·noligarchy.us

In a sharp rebuke to critics of Trump’s deal with Iran, the vice-president referenced the billions in defence aid Israel recieves from the US News: Iran announces plans to bring in maritime fees for strait of Hormuz...

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Ross Douthat Asks JD Vance About Trump Admin's Christianity

June 19, 2026·3 min read·noligarchy.us

So I would describe those as three areas where the administration has felt functionally post-Christian to me, and I’m curious what you think.” · “So on the tone thing, it’s very hard to rebut this, because it’s...

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Star-studded opening for Obama library in Chicago delivers implied rebuke to Trump

June 18, 2026·3 min read·noligarchy.us

Musical stars and retired politicians from less polarised era seeming antidote to cage fights on White House lawn The Barack Obama presidential center opened in Chicago on Thursday after more than a decade in the making...

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Georgia State Senate Meets to Consider Congressional Redistricting Plan

June 18, 2026·3 min read·noligarchy.us

The Georgia State Senate meets to consider a mid-decade congressional redistricting plan proposed by Gov. Brian Kemp (R), which could change electoral maps ahead of the 2028 elections.